Definition of Rhapsody

Rhap´so`dy
n.1.A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; - called also a book.
2.A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.
3.(Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."


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